John Cena To Take More Time Off From WWE Television

Deadline are reporting that the film “The Pact,” which will star John Cena, has been given the green light by Universal and will be released on April 20, 2018. The production date has yet to be announced but the release date means that production will be starting sometime within the next few months and that would mean that Cena will need to take more time off from WWE, probably after WrestleMania.

The Pact also stars Leslie Mann and Ike Barinholtz alongside Cena and the film revolves around three parents that find out a pact made between their daughters to lose their virginity at their prom. The parents launch a plan to put a stop to their daughter’s plans.

John Cena is set to challenge for AJ Styles’ WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble and he is scheduled for WrestleMania. If the plan was for Cena to defend and retain the championship against The Undertaker at WrestleMania then this movie may have forced WWE to change course.

It appeared that they began teasing Braun Strowman vs. Taker this week so that may be the new match for Wrestlemania instead of John Cena vs. Undertaker.